Police searching for Southeast Side robbery suspect

By Mark D. Wilson :
April 9, 2014
: Updated: April 9, 2014 7:30pm

Police are searching for a man who used a large kitchen knife to pry open a cash register at a Southeast Side Walgreens last week.

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Police are searching for a man who used a large kitchen knife to pry open a cash register at a Southeast Side Walgreens last week.

SAN ANTONIO — A man who robbed a Walgreens on the Southeast Side last week is still on the loose.

Police are searching for a 25- to 35-year-old man who bought a pack of cigarettes from a Walgreens at 1105 Goliad Road around 4 a.m. Friday then returned to rob it, according to an SAPD report.

The report said the man re-entered the store shortly after purchasing the cigarettes and asked for two cartons. When the employee opened the cash register, the suspect said something that prompted him to quickly put the money back inside. Exactly what was said was redacted from the report.

The suspect then kicked down a door to get behind the counter and brandished a large kitchen knife. The employee jumped over the counter to avoid the suspect, who pried the register open with the knife, then fled the scene.

Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information leading to arrest of this suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 210-224-STOP